The Glen-L Utility is a simple but classic 1950s utility / fishing boat. It is 11 LOA, with a 5 beam, wood foredeck, open cockpit, and simple thwart /...
The Utility part 1 Getting started
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Old Kayak Bent Ribs
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Ive got one more set of photos on deck for the old kayak series. Not that I dont have more old kayaks or old kayak photos, but its a matter of being...
Desert Storm Tan Repaint
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Over the last few years I have been painting the skins of my skin on frame boats with polyurethane varnish. The varnish has UV blockers in it that...
Shim for the strongback
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As it turns out, I did install the strongback incorrectly.Even after Id faired the front of the breasthook down to meet the sheers, it was readily apparent...
Double Ridged Unangan Aleut Kayak Paddle
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A while back, Suzawa Ikunori of Japan posted some pictures of several Unangan paddles in a Japanese Museum. Unlike most of the Unangan paddles I had seen...
Zip stem construction
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Todays blog post is about assembling the stem for my Glen-L Zip. The Zips stem, as with many Glen-L designs, is made from two identically shaped pieces...
Interior and deck
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Have started on the interior paint and attaching the decking. The WR-LPU works best if thinned a little and painted indoors! roller and foam brush...
The iqyax and the Sea Otter
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A few years ago, a friend of mine gave me a bronze model of an Unangan kayak. This year, my wife gave me a bronze sea otter. Coincidentally, or...
Captain Cook and his Expedition Artist John Webber visit Alasks and British Columbia
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I got two replicas of John Webber prints. I thought that they might maybe be actual Webber prints but it turned out that they werent. In any...
Sailing report Buzzards Bay !
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Arrived in Wareham at the local ramp and put Blue J in for her first romp in Buzzards Bay. My daughter and I went out in about 30 minutes of rigging/launching...
Wood and Canvas Canoe Restoration started
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Finally got the shop organized enough to get the canoe moved in. Some internet sleuthing reveals that it is a B.N. Morris canoe. Helps to...
Test fit
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Centerboard alot originally ended at the front seat. I needed to remove up to the kingpost to raise the board fully. I did...
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